Media in times of 

wars and revolutions

Lectures and workshop 13th - 14th of March, 2021

Content

● Information as a Weapon in Times of War and Peace (lecture)● The Media Component of a (Colour) Revolution (lecture)● Odyssey against Spartacus: Mechanics of a Revolution (workshop)

Schedule

13.03.2021, 10:30 -12:00 (Berlin timezone)14.03.2021, 10:30 -12:00 14.03.2021 13:00 - 14:30

About the seminar

The DUG-WW is facilitating together with Iurii Melnyk (Ph.D. in Social Communication) and InMOE a seminar on the topic of Media in times of wars and revolutions. The seminar has the educational purpose of promoting media literacy by shedding light on the role of mass communication in the circumstances of deep social upheavals of different times and peoples.
During the first lecture, the ways in which the media can act as a tool to justify war, create an image of the enemy, exploit patriotism, foster collectivism, call for self-sacrifice, and so on. The most effective methods of propaganda and manipulation (both with own and with the enemy civil population) will be considered.
The second lecture deals with revolution as a socio-political phenomenon and the role of media in it. The factors influencing the emergence of a revolutionary situation will be traced, as well as the key patterns of a typical revolutionary process. Particular attention will be paid to velvet (colour) revolutions, in which the role of the information factor is crucial.
The final workshop will give to the participants the opportunity to be political strategists and to get a clearer picture of the technological side of a revolution, both in the process of initiating and developing the revolution, and in the process of compromising its ideas, goals, and actors.

Registration

This seminar is free of charge and takes place via Zoom.In order to participate fill out the registration form here. To receive the participation link on time please register before 13.03.2021.Everyone is welcome to join the lectures. For the workshop, we have a limit of 25 participants.

About the lecturer

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Iurii Melnyk

holds a Ph.D. in social communications, is an associate professor at the Department of Foreign Press and Information, Faculty of Journalism, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine). His areas of research include media processes, the technology of propaganda, information wars, Russian information activity on a global scale. He covers these issues in several scientific and journalistic periodicals, makes reports at conferences, and delivers lectures at European universities.

For more information about his work and publications visit his references here 

Förderung und Finanzierung

Das Seminar ist finanziert durch die Deutsch-Ukrainische Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft e.V. und geförder durch ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL mit Mitteln des BMZFür den Inhalt dieser Publikation ist allein der Verein Deutsch-Ukrainische Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft e.V. verantwortlich; die hier dargestellten Positionen geben nicht den Standpunkt der Engagement Global gGmbH und des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung wieder.